Every teacher has one, a secret curriculum. Do you know yours? As I was driving with a teacher friend to a summer workshop, he asked me if I knew what my secret curriculum was. I didn't even know what he was talking about. He explained that every teacher Read More...

I have been thinking about how to reach my students better, and I am looking for ideas using technology. I believe that the people reading these blogs would be the technology savvy people and would be the best suited to give advice on the topic. So here Read More...

Say What!? That's right, driving home last night someone called a local talk radio show and said, "those who can't do, teach." I had never heard that before, but when I got home and told my wife, she said that it was a common saying. Obviously, whoever Read More...

Ever since I decided to become a teacher people have been asking me what kind of teacher I am going to be; the mean teacher that doesn't let anyone talk, the easy teacher who lets kids do what they want, the coach who passes out a worksheet and then sits Read More...

I haven't been a teacher for long but one thing that I realized quite quickly was that I am now a celebrity. Everywhere I go I now have my own little following that could pop up at any time. I realize that as I teach for a longer time the following is Read More...

Since this is my first post on this blog, maybe I should introduce myself a little bit. I am about to start my second year teaching World History and World Geography in a very affluent part of Utah. My kids are so rich that when I talk about any part Read More...